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Complicated Removal of a Hip Replacement

California rates for HCPCS 27091

Takes out an artificial hip in a situation that makes removal difficult, such as cement that has to be chipped out of the thigh bone piece by piece without cracking it. A temporary spacer, often loaded with antibiotic, may be set into the empty joint to hold the space and treat infection until a new hip can be fitted. It is a longer and more demanding operation than a straightforward removal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complicated Removal of a Hip Replacement cost?

$9,120

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,457 to $13,804.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,388
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $9,772professional $1,698

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,054.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$28,840.32
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$38,018.94
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where California sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $9,120 · 4th of 50
ME $26,303WV $1,585

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.